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Spherical Earth
Earth's interior
Earth's interior
Key Terms
Key Terms Cont.
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Earth is shaped like a _______
What is sphere
100
The brittle outer layer is the __________
What is the crust
100
This layer of the core spins faster...
What is inner core
100
Amount of mass, or substance, in a material
What is density?
100
Earth's dense, metallic center
What is the core?
200
The two variables that affect gravity are_____
What is mass and distance
200
The core is thought to be what element
What is Iron
200
This interacts with charged particles from the sun
What is the magnetosphere
200
Solid part of Earth, including the soil and Earth's rocky center
What is the geosphere?
200
Rocky, outermost layer of Earth
What is crust?
300
The equation for density is____
What is Mass / volume = Density
300
Directly below the crust is the _________
What is Uppermost mantle
300
the inner core is solid even at 6,000 degrees Celsius because of ______
What is pressure
300
Force of attraction between every object and every other object that exists because of mass
What is gravity?
300
Rigid layer that includes the crust and uppermost mantle
What is the lithosphere?
400
List Earth's four systems
What is atmosphere, hydrosphere, biosphere, Geosphere
400
The plastic layer within the mantle is the______
What is asthenosphere
400
The magnetosphere is produced by_______
What is the movement of molten material within Earth's outer core
400
Shape like a ball
What is a sphere?
400
Outer part of Earth's magnetic field
What is the magnetosphere?
500
the density of water is___
What is 1 g/ml
500
Earth's tectonic plates are made up of chunks of the ______
What is lithosphere
500
The word plastic means ______
What is "soft enough to flow"
500
Plastic, flowing layer within the mantle
What is plastic?
500
Thick middle layer in the solid part of Earth
What is the mantle?